New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-08
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
RANpALHs SCHEME TO REDUCE SURPLUS

RANDALLs SCHEME TO REDUCE SURPLUS.
A MIXED INTERNAL REVENUE AMP TARIFF MEAS
URE-FoRMING COALITION.
WASHINGTON, JAN (Speciab.-sir Randall and seVerai
~ his followers have asked the Southern Democrats who
favor reduction of Internal taxation. to meet them Ill
to ascertain whether they agree on pro-
rrsmme and II So how many Southern votes can be
brought its support Messrs. Randall and warner vi
Ohio, McAdoo. OF NewJersey aud several Others nave
considered several propositions favoraby ana e1pec,
that they will be approved by all the Democrats who
voted against the consideration OF the Morrison DILL
They propose a mixed Internal Revenue and Tariff
measure To the existing FREQ list they would ana
lumber salt certain fruits. chemicals ana chemieA
earths. goats hair eto. ETC.. sufficient 10 enect
reduction Of 600 in the revenue ON the basis OF
Last years They propose TO repeal the To-
bacco tax the tax sp its distilled from fruits ana on
cohos used in the arts, aud abolish the license taxes
On dealers in malt sprtuous liquors ana thus ehec
. further reduction OF some $42OOo.ooo ihey arc
strongly opposed any change In the duty on sugar
Mr. Randall would resist that to the last extremity al
though many Of the Southern men would agree 70 I"
aheeruy In order to bring about the repeal Oh the 70
bacco tax. .
II the Randall men and the virgnia-North Carolina
motion reach agreement and form coahlou' mr'
Randall proposes that the House so nto commit
lee OF the Whole consider revenue bs his OBJECT oehs
% lsy aside the Morrison bill and reach one which can DC
made vabcle for both Internal and Tariff re-
duotion.
reckons the support Of any considerable number
Of Republicans his coalition scheme 1t seems probable
that he will disappointed. The Western and North
and difficult from what Republican quarter 10
publcans hold that between the Randall programme
Ind Morrison scheme there little to choose ana ne
des they are specially anxious TO help Ranta rake
Democratic chestnnts out OF tho NE Inere iaito
majority in the House IN avUT eomny povon for
me nent Of American grower Bnt Mr. Randall d hs
ands pledges all hands that the sugar duty SNAIL 10
Mr. Dingsy tSay s ssa Treasury wa.
han and nobody account of the danger
sg her s" nen aa ysoPe@ Which Is 10 cent
higher than the rate on most articles not am',ner
TO nm the duty entirely from lumber and salt
But refuses to sbate the duty on raw sugar IL Will
Mr.. Hiscock said: "In my opinion no considerable
Eamds Coalition Sa Mr. Reed Expressed ike opinion
n generally b 1ns op MONDAY
ARISES IN THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
CAPTAIN MEADE SAYS THEY COME FROM DE-
FHCTIvE sYsTRM-sECRETARY wHiTNEis BILL
WASHINGTON Jan. tSpeciaO. To promote tie
passage OF the Navy Department Reorganization DILL
in which he feels deep interest, Secretary Whit
ney has sent to Chairman Herbert Of the House Naval
Committee. a copy of report recently submitted oy
Captain Meade, OF The Navy. Captain Meade is
sation. and has given his at great length in
favor of Some of the facts he mentions
are interesting if not strictly pertinent He says for
example, that there ere stored IN the navy yards nava
stores and materials which originally cost some
So, zoo. 900, not more than $l,Ooo:oo worth OF
which would be useful III cases OF a foreign wal.
Captain Meade complains too. that Under the me
present system useless and unnecessary articles
IRE purchased and manufactured. For example ne
says that boom covers" at cost OF $eoO eacn nave
been made for the new cruisers. because boom
the
ance book when, a matter OF tact, no boom
covers" required tor there Is no place 10 use hcn
IN the new ships. There is also unnecessary oupI-
For example. two dynamos placed III each OF the
new ships one for the torpedo servIt ana 'nT oo o
ponents OF the bill that the fault hes. not ID the
present system. but IN its defective sdmnstia.lon,
The friends OF the bill confident that 1t VIII pass
the House and Secretary Whitney thinks that there
win be little difficulty in getting it through the Senate
at this session.
LEGISLATION BEFORE CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, JAM I'm the Senate today Xr.
Call offered a resolution declaring that certain lands
granted for railroad purposes in Florida should De
forfeited and instructing the Attorney GENERAL 10
hiring sut against all corporations attempting TO sell
or advertise public lands oraced in railroad grants
where bills Tor forfeiture pending before Congress
He asked to have IL laid the table, and said he
would call it up hereafter.
bill appropriatins $4,000 for the widow ana
daughter OF ErsKine s. Allin formerly master armer
\, the Springfield Armory) the inventor OF the
Epringfel bseech-loading rife mu>ket, In comptn-
.son Tor the use of the invention by the Government
vas taken up and discussed, and was passed
Mr. Manderson, from the Comm ttee on Military
Affairs, reported back House bill providing tor o
.choo of instruction for cavalry and light artillery at
Fort Riley Kansas an tor the oompl etion and con-
srction OF quarters tor the Armv at certain posts
The bill was amended by approprating $3C,oOO for
Fort d. A Russell, and Soo,Ooo Tor tort hooihsoh'
Neb ana passed. IN,
prevent members OF Congress from acting MS attorney
Tor subsidized railroads aud suSsested that ~ shouu
be taken up after the Inter State Commerce DILL MI
Evarts said that would suit him.
The Senate Adjourned I'll Monday
In the House on motion Of Mr. Perkins, OF Kansas
the Senate bill was passed. amending the act provId
Ing for the sale OF the Sac and Fox and Iowa Indian
Reserva alton in Nebraska and Kansas. iue amend
mont provides the allotment OF lands LII seYeraty
70 minors and orphans. 80 49,,
The House then went into Committee of the Whole
Mr. Mo Iillin, of Tennessee, I'D the chair on the
private CALENDAR. At 345 o'clock tue committee
rose ard halt dozen private Ois we're Lasseu cJ
the House, which at 400 took a recess until I:3O.
At the evening session the House passed forty two pen
sion bills. including granting pension OF $50 a
granting like pension to Grace r. lads whose husband
lost his life while conducting torpedo experiments
MR. MCPHERSON SUBMITS AN AMENDMENT
WASHINGTON Jan. 7-Senator Mcpherson today sub
ttted an amendment TO the Interstate Commerce bill
proposing the addition Of following words to Section
No 8 which prohibits pooling: Provided however. that
L. after full investigation. the Commission OF majority
thereof are OF opinion the interests of both shippers
and carriers promoted by equitable diVs
ION OF the traffic. OF the proceeds thereof between The
carriers the provisions OF this section not be enforced
prior TO January 1883 and 1t shall DO inc dhty OF Inc
Commission 10 report their action with the reaS0n'
therefor, to Congress In December next" The amend
ment also Increases the number OF Commissioners o.
Interstate Commerce from hVe 10 nlne anu the uulnDc